Fredriech Pretorius (born 4 August 1995) is a South African

track and field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping events ...

athlete specialising in the

decathlon The decathlon is a combined event in Athletics (sport), athletics consisting of ten track and field events. The word "decathlon" was formed, in analogy to the word "pentathlon", from Greek language, Greek δέκα (''déka'', meaning "ten") and ...

. He was the bronze medallist at the

2015 African Games The 11th African Games took place from September 4–19, 2015 in Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo. This edition marked the 50th anniversary of the Games, as well as their return to Brazzaville, which hosted the first edition in 1965. Host aw ...

before becoming continental champion at the

2016 African Championships in Athletics The 20th African Championships in Athletics was held in Durban, South Africa from 22 to 26 June 2016. It was the second time that Durban and South Africa hosted this competition. 720 athletes from 43 African national federations participated. Meda ...

Competition record

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pretorius, Fredriech Living people 1995 births South African decathletes South African male athletes Commonwealth Games competitors for South Africa Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 African Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2023 African Games African Games gold medalists for South Africa African Games bronze medalists for South Africa African Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Competitors at the 2015 Summer Universiade Competitors at the 2017 Summer Universiade